Category: Business

Dive Brief: Alimentation Couche-Tard has agreed to acquire the membership interests of True Blue Car Wash LLC, an operator of 65 car wash sites across Arizona, Texas, Illinois and Indiana, according to a Thursday announcement. The deal is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2023. Once the deal closes, True Blue’s […]

Creating and managing employee schedules can be a complicated and time-consuming task for any business. Fortunately, with the help of online employee scheduling software, businesses can easily create and manage schedules for their employees. This blog post will discuss the four main advantages of using online employee scheduling software to streamline and simplify the process […]

Figuring out and sticking to a budget isn’t super fun for most people, but it certainly is a smart way to handle your money. The 50/20/30 rule is one of many budgeting plans that help us get spending under control. This plan works well for households where no more than 50% of the money coming […]

Dive Brief: Convenience store retailer and fuel distributor Majors Management has acquired all c-store and fuel assets from Battle Creek, Michigan-based Davis Oil Company, according to a recent announcement. The move includes all of Davis’s 21 c-stores, which are scattered across Michigan, making Majors one of many c-store retailers in recent months to announce its expansion […]

Lithium Production by Country (1995-2021) This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your email every week. Lithium is often dubbed as “white gold” for electric vehicles. The lightweight metal plays a key role in the cathodes of all types of […]

The U.S. Stock Market: Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2022 The markets in 2022 were characterized by a lot more pain than gain. In the U.S., the Fed hiked interest rates seven times. Globally, central banks raised interest rates for the first time in years in order to combat surging inflation. The Russian invasion […]

Today we present Olga Camargo as part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series. Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX, a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. SHENIX helps close the wealth gap to accelerate Latinas economic and social transformation through culturally compatible financial education, professionally qualified Latino/x […]

You’re probably familiar with BuzzFeed’s infamous quizzes and lists, or “listicles.” Ah, the quizzes. You’ve got your personality quizzes (Are You a Better Dog or Cat Owner?), your pop culture quizzes (Which Kanye Quote Drives You Crazy?), your movie quizzes (Which Mad Max Character Tugs on Your Heartstrings?) and your science quizzes (What Do You […]

Dive Brief: Maine State Senator Jill Duson has submitted a bill proposing the ban of flavored tobacco products statewide, according to a spokesperson from the Maine Senate Democrats on Tuesday.  Flavored tobacco products are under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers, with California voters in November implementing a statewide ban. Massachusetts also has a ban in place. […]

The U.S. Stock Market: Best and Worst Performing Sectors in 2022 The markets in 2022 were characterized by a lot more pain than gain. In the U.S., the Fed hiked interest rates seven times. Globally, central banks raised interest rates for the first time in years in order to combat surging inflation. The Russian invasion […]